In an effort to (finally) deliver on his promise to make government “more transparent,” President Obama is taking questions from you, the studio audience. This Thursday he even plans to deliver pre-recorded “answers” to a few of them, as long as they are deemed to be suitably sycophantic. And just to make sure that nothing of substance is addressed, the White House requires that you “post only questions related to the economy (including topics essential to long term economic growth, such as education, fiscal responsibility, green jobs and energy, health care reform, and home ownership).”
If you’re interested in having your question ignored by the POTUS, log on to the White House blog’s “Open for Questions.” Inquiring minds want to know. I submitted two questions myself:
- “There is no Constitutional authority to subsidize politically-favored industries, no matter what sector. Having sworn to uphold the Constitution, how do you rationalize the blatantly unconstitutional economic programs being put forth?”
- “What plans does your administration have to deal with the hyperinflation that will inevitably follow the monetization of trillions of dollars of debt and out-of-control spending being proposed in the Federal budget?”
While you’re on the site, check out some of the other questions that have been posted (you can vote for your favorite – the larger the vote total, the more likely the President will select that question). There are a lot of good questions posted. Then again, there are also questions like these:
- “America has one of the worst public transportation systems in the world. How will you provide affordable mass transit in America?”
- “With the failing American car industry, do you think we can convert our car plant into wind turbine manufactures and solar producers just like we did in WWII in producing war material to create an American Revolution and restart this economy?”
- “Wouldn’t we all be better served if health insurance was government-managed ONLY? The for-profit model we live under today works for the stock-holders first, so of course costs keep climbing. Will your plan fix this?”
- “Would the administration consider creating a “service for mortgage payments” program that allowed citizens to contribute an amount of service hours (e.g. “Serve America” work) in exchange for postponing or forgiving mortgage payments?”
- “Some of us in the education field paid tens of thousands of dollars getting our degrees so that we can enter a field that barely dents the debt accrued from such an endeavor. Will some of the money help people in education with debt?”
God save the Republic.
